Secrets of the Forest
Marvelous Mycorrhizae
Right underneath our feet, fungi and plant life are joining forces! Taviss sets out with Dr. Greg Thorn from Western University and his students Alicia and Katarina to track down mycorrhizae - fungal roots that are responsible for our green planet. Taviss learns the history of this incredible relationship, creates a ,spore print, to help identify a mycorrhizal mushroom, and finally sees the tiny roots up close.